Rule Pack
The5ers — High Stakes (2-Step Evaluation)
Program: 2-STEP
· Drawdown: EQUITY · relative
· last checked 2026-01-14 · verified 2026-01-14
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Hard breach traps
- Equity drawdown: open trades (floating P/L) can breach before you close.
- Trailing/relative max drawdown: the limit can move upward as you make new highs.
- Restricted strategies: some firms flag martingale/grid/HFT/latency patterns even without a breach.
Rule breakdown
| Daily drawdown | 5.00% |
| Max drawdown | 10.00% |
| Profit target | 8.00% |
| Min trading days | 3 |
| Time limit (days) | 0 |
| Weekend holding | Yes |
| Overnight holding | Yes |
| Expert advisors | Yes |
| Copy trading | Yes |
| Hedging | Yes |
| News trading | News: Allowed |
Restricted strategies
Latency arbitrage, HFT, grid trading, and news straddling are prohibited.
Notes
Phase 2 profit target is 5%. Drawdown is relative until it reaches the initial balance (trailing). High Stakes is the core 2-step program.
Risk Management Blueprint
Mirror these constraints inside PropPulser so your position sizing and daily loss buffers are always rule-safe.
Recommended setup
- Set drawdown mode to EQUITY and type to relative.
- Enforce daily drawdown at 5.00% and max drawdown at 10.00%.
Payout rules
Monthly payouts initially. Can reach bi-weekly and on-demand payouts through scaling. First payout available after 14 days of trading as a funded trader.